Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-14

Senator Riddleberger, in the FIRST place, be-
ca,,se It was impossible for him to have
made ANYTHING out Of it, and in the second,
because It has created feeling of sympathy
far Riddleberger among many republic
ms who were not friendly to him, but who
lock upon him now i'll the light of perse.
cuted man. He says the General needs all
the votes he can get it that section, but That
bv this suit he has needlessly lost many.
The work CT constructing the iron Tree
bridge across The Potomac on the piers OF the
old Alexandria canal aqueduct progresses
very slowly. Twenty feet of stone aDut-
ment at the south end Of The bridge have
vet to be built and not piece OF the iron
for the bridge has yet been received. 1ne
contract time for the completion Oh Inc
bridge expires next month, but as the WoI .i,
can not re finished then, that time VIII
Of course have to be EXTENDED.
1t is said at the government departments
here that as nearly all the clerks therein are
renublicsngit will he intimaied 10 all Inc
clerks that attention TO the olhcial business
will be more satisfactory TO the heaus u
the departments than trips home TO vote at
thefall elections; butth the repu0licanciefks
publican. and are afraidsnot to go home 10
vote. lest that fact may be made the cause
of their discharge if q republican President
&c elected.
The gentleman whom the democratic ex-
ecutiyc committee of Virginia has engaged to
prepare a report of Gen. Mahone's Congress
sional record has almost completed that work.
He saws the Generals bargain and sale
when he entered the Senate, his defeat OF
the proposition TO repeal the statute prohlo-
iiing ex-C onfederates from holding commls'
sions in the army, and his course in the Dam
yiIle massacre" case are not at al! calcn-
lated to make him popular either with Tue
democrats OF Virginia or with The right
thinking republicans OF that State.
Eek. Representative Brady Of Virginia Is in
the city 20 day lie says he il induced by
the iact that General Malone has commenc
ed TO put out money SO early in the cam
paicn, 10 believe that ne has large sum Tor
campaign purposes, and has probably re
csiyed some from Senator Stanford OF Cali
| fornia, who may probably want a friend IN
the f;fty.first congress Mr.. Brady says the
General is bent on being Mr.. Rddleherger' s
successor in the Senate, and that he will re-
sort 10 al! the means in his power to attain
that object.
The amount Of - per cent. undue bonds
offered to the government to day was over
five million. The lowest offer was LOS. 1t
is understood that about tour million will be
bought.
Representative Taubea Of Kentucky
democrat, who was at the Capitol to-day
don't hesitate 10 say his if President Cleve'
land be renomnat,d, the Gemo Gratis will be
in great danger Of losing that State. He
made this statement while coDversing with
two other Congressman from other States
neither Of whom agreed with him.
Secretary Bayerd is evidently in no good
mood about the resignation of Assistant
Secretary Porter He says Mr.. Porter
was appointed at his instance, but resigned
ct his own, and if there are any reasons fol
his resignation he should state them. 1t is
generally believed that the difficulty be
tween the TWO gentlemen arose from the
Canadian fishery question.
Coils. Cowariin and Joe Lane Sternc. aides tt
Gov Lee, of Virginia, passed. through here to-day
for Philadelphia. where they will meet the Gov
ernor when he shall arrive 4 later train I hey
report the democrats Of Richmond as in improved
spirits, and seem to think the democrats will sue
ceed in cccling their legislative ticket there next
| November. A private letter received here from
Richmond says democratic clubs arc being formed
all over the city, and that many members of the
party who left it and joined the labor party last
| year have come back, ana that with hard work
and no more foolishncss four democratic members
of the legislature will be elected.